Short Biography

David Wilson

Native name: David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn

Birth name: David Clive Wilson

Also known as: Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, Lord Wilson of Tillyorn, David Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn, Lord David Wilson

Place of birth:

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Birth date:

1935-02-14 • Birth Sign: Aquarius

Citizenship:

United Kingdom

Short Bio:

David Clive Wilson, Baron Wilson of Tillyorn (, born 14 February 1935) is a retired British administrator, diplomat and Sinologist. He was the penultimate Commander-in-Chief and 27th Governor of Hong Kong (from 1987 to 1992). He served as Lord High Commissioner to the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the British Monarch's representative to the Assembly, in 2010 and 2011. He is one of the two living former governors of Hong Kong; the other is Chris Patten.

Lord Wilson retired from the House of Lords on 12 February 2021 after sitting as a crossbencher for more than 28 years.

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Politics and public service politician diplomat Alloa United Kingdom